ON AFRICA. 483 Marocco, &c. ; during the reign of the Emperor Muley Abd Allah, son and successor of Ismael, and also during the reign of Seedy' Muhamed ben Abd Allah, who died about the year 1795, a sovereign universally regretted, and hence aptly denominated the father of his people: since the decease of Seedy Muhamed ben Abd Allah, the father of the reigning emperor, Muley Soliman, the trade of Sudan has rapidly decreased, because the policy of the present emperor is, to discourage commerce, but to encourage the agriculture and the manufactures of his own country, so as to make them sufficient for itself, and independent of foreign supplies !

Da Woolo is a reverential term, and is synonimous with Woolo, signifying King Woolo.

Park says, Mansong was king of Timbuctoo in 1796, and in 1805, implying that he reigned from 1796 to 1805. The Moor before mentioned, who came from Timbuctoo to Comassie in I8O7, told Mr. Bowdich, that Woolo was then reigning at Timbuctoo. Isaaco says, Woolo was predecessor to Mansong ; consequently, according to this Jew, Woolo was king before the year It should be observed, that an emperor having the name of the Arabian prophet, is called Seedy ; but having any other name, he is called Muley ; the former signifies master, the latter, prince.

8 If therefore the trade with Timbuctoo declined in Leo's time, i.e. A. D. 1570, it unquestionably revived in Ismael's reign, and also continued with but little diminution during the reign of his son Abd Allah, and his grandson Muhamed.

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